Genevieve Thiers
Genevieve Thiers is a founder with proven exits and market expertise. Thiers founded Sittercity.com in 2001, and ran it 10 years as CEO, then did 10 years on the board. The company raised 56mm in VC, invented the online care space and served over 10mm users and thousands of companies before selling to Bright Horizons in 2020. She has since invested in 15+ women in tech companies, done some seed rounds including in EquilibriaWomen.com and is on the boards of 1871 and WEI in Chicago. She is also the tech trainer on RUN the Series, now on Amazon Prime, a reality show helping women run for and win political races. Her latest company, Entertainmint, is redesigning streaming and TV in web3-with a special focus on helping unheard voices shine.
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